Waterwheel plant

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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = Waterwheel plant | image = Aldrovanda1.jpg | image_width = 250px | regnum = Plantae | divisio = Magnoliophyta | classis = Magnoliopsida | ordo = Caryophyllales | familia = Droseraceae | genus = Aldrovanda | species = A. vesiculosa | binomial = Aldrovanda vesiculosa | binomial_authority = L. }}

The Waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa) is the sole species in the plant genus Aldrovanda. Commonly called the "waterwheel plant", this plant feeds on small aquatic invertebrates using traps very similar to those of the Venus Flytrap. The traps are arranged in whorls around a central, free-floating stem, hence the common name.

This plant is one of the few plants capable of rapid plant movement.

In cultivation, it is often found hard to maintain for long periods of time, even by the most experienced nursery owners. Making a pond for them is similar to that of an aquatic bladderwort. Template:Clear

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